This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1722 |
| Citation: | 1 Md. 42 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Rejoining the parties as the debtor discharged surities as a means to prevent his father's slaves from being sold to settle debts. |
| Law type: | 0 |
| Full name: | Mary Hemsley, Executrix of John Contee, Esq. against Dorothy Smith, Executrix of John Smith |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |